Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes

Christine Terhune Herrick's 1905 subscription set, Books Three and Four complete - soup stock to cheese straws, with the famous chefs of the United States listed on the title page.

Batter Cakes

16 recipes in this part of Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes.

Fritters (Batters)

The proportions for batter for fritters are: 1/2 cupful of milk; yolk of 1 egg; 1 cup of lightly sifted flour; 1 saltspoonful of salt; 1/2…

Clam Fritters (Whole Clams)

Steam the clams until tender, dust them with salt and pepper, roll in the batter, and fry in deep, hot fat until a delicate brown. Drain on…

Clam Fritters (Chopped Clams)

Chop the clams, first cutting off the black beard with scissors; season with salt and pepper and a few drops of lemon juice, mix them into…

Oyster Fritters

Oyster fritters are made in the same way as clams, from either whole or chopped oysters; but in using the oysters whole it is not necessary…

Fish and Meat Fritters

Cold salmon or any nice fish, or slices of cold lamb, veal, mutton, or chicken, may be made into fritters, cutting the slices in long…

Apple Fritters

Pare and core 4 medium-sized apples. They should be tart and firm, not mealy. Slice them across half an inch thick, taking care not to…

Apricot Fritters

Canned or dried apricots can be used. If dried, soak overnight or thirty-six hours in as much water as they will absorb. Drain them…

Banana Fritters

Peel the bananas, slice lengthwise through the middle, and, if large, divide once in length. Let the pieces lie for half an hour in lemon…

Orange Fritters

Peel seedless oranges, taking off all the white fibre possible. Slice them across in one-third-inch slices, dust with powdered sugar, dip…

Pineapple Fritters

Peel and slice a fresh pineapple, cut into thin slices, and, if very large, cut the slices into narrow, oblong pieces, dip in the batter…

Peach Fritters

Peel and quarter nice, ripe, but firm peaches, dust with powdered sugar, dip in batter, and fry as any fruit fritters.

Corn Fritters (Cut tender corn from the cob)

Cut tender corn from the cob, stir it into the batter, and drop by spoonfuls into hot fat; or cook until nicely browned on both sides on a…

Vegetable Fritters

Celery, oyster-plant or salsify, parsnip, or egg-plant should be cut into small pieces and stewed until tender, then seasoned with salt and…

Puffball Fritters

An English Recipe Remove the outer skin from the puffball and out in half-inch slices. Have ready some chopped sweet herbs and the beaten…

Corn Balls

Score and scrape from the cob enough young green corn to make 1 pint. Add to this 4 well-beaten eggs, a cup of milk, a level teaspoonful of…

Rice Waffles

Stir 1 cupful boiled rice into 1 pint of sweet milk; add 2 well-beaten eggs. Sift together 1 small cupful of flour, 1 teaspoonful each of…

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